2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Atlantic 10 South Division co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 38–44 vs. William & Mary
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
Record	9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Ciarrocca (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Cohen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					11	–	3
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Villanova		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		2	–	6					3	–	8
Towson		0	–	8					3	–	8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the A-10 South Division title with James Madison and William & Mary. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Lafayette in the first round before losing to William & Mary in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 pm	New Hampshire*	No. 1	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		L 49–52	22,727
September 11	7:00 pm	Towson	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 21–17	22,782
September 18	7:00 pm	West Chester*	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)		W 24–6	22,036
September 25	1:00 pm	at No. 16 UMass	No. 4	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	CN8	W 21–7	11,298
October 2	12:00 pm	No. 8 Maine	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN	W 43–38	22,030
October 16	1:30 pm	at Hofstra	No. 3	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		W 20–19	7,050
October 23	1:00 pm	No. 14 William & Mary	No. 3	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)		W 31–28	22,058
October 30	1:30 pm	at Navy*	No. 3	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CN8	L 20–34	34,416
November 6	1:30 pm	at No. 7 James Madison	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)		L 13–20	12,683
November 13	1:00 pm	at Richmond	No. 11	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 23–14	5,028
November 20	1:00 pm	Villanova	No. 11	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CN8	W 41–35	22,045
November 27	3:00 pm	No. 25 Lafayette*	No. 10	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	CSTV	W 28–14	13,707
December 4	12:00 pm	at No. 6 William & Mary*	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	L 38–44	8,875
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time